Cohort profile: The pacific islands families (PIF) study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-279

  Paterson, Janis ^a   Percival, Teuila ^b   Schluter, Philip ^a,c   Sundborn, Gerhard ^a   Abbott, Max ^a   Carter, Sarnia ^a   Cowley Malcolm, Esther ^a   Borrows, Jim ^a   Gao, Wanzhen ^a   Silva, Phil ^d   Tukuitonga, Colin ^d   Feehan, Michael ^d   Williams, Maynard ^d   Tutagalevao, Junior ^d   Iuistini, Leon ^d   Williams, Jeremy ^d   Rush, Elaine ^d  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Kidz First Children's Hospital Auckland   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WORK; WELLBEING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTHERS; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 41849151455     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym171     Document Type: Article

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